Tech Tools for Teachers

Tech Tools for Teachers

Classroom Clipart
www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com (Awesome Clipart for Educators)
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm (Clipart ETC)
http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/ (Teaching Clipart Library)


Classroom Printables
http://abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/ (ABC Teach)
http://geography.about.com/od/blankmaps/Blank_and_Outline_Maps.com (About.com Geography)
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ (Education Place Graphic Organizers)
http://www.fablevision.com/posters (FableVision Learning Poster Gallery)
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm (Holt Graphic Organizers)
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/wsp/printchecks.asp#WORKSHEET (MoneyInstructor)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=b&SbumMode=
(National Geographic Xpeditions)
http://www.fablevision.com/northstar/miniposters/index.html (North Star Mini Posters)
http://www.successcertificates.com/ (SuccessCertificates)


Collaboration and Sharing Tools
http://www.bookrix.com (Bookrix – publish your own books)
http://www.chatzy.com/ (Chatzy – create your own chat room)
http://www.mediafire.com/ (MediaFire – upload, store, and share data up to 100 MB)
http://www.polleverywhere.com (Poll using cell phones)
http://polldaddy.com/(Poll Daddy – quick and easy online surveys)
http://www.scribblar.com/ (Scribblar – create your own chat)
http://www.shelfari.com/ (Shelfari – a book centered social network)
http://www.showdocument.com/ds/main.jsf (ShowDocument - create a web meeting and share documents)
http://www.scribd.com/ (Scribd – free document sharing community)
http://www.skype.com (Skype – call, video chat, and instant message)
http://www.slideshare.net/ (SlideShare – share presentations online)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/wordplay/game.shtml (BBC Poetry - create your own fridge poetry)
http://www.blockposters.com/ (Block Posters)
http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/index.php (Phrasr - enter a phrase and find images to illustrate each word)
http://www.placespotting.com/ (PlaceSplotting - use Google Earth to find images of places and then create a quiz
about the images)
http://www.robertsabuda.com/ (Robert Sabuda Pop-ups)
http://sketchcast.com/ (Sketchcast – record a sketch online)
http://storybird.com (Storybird – share short visual stories you create)
http://weblist.me/ (webList – view others’ lists or create your own web list)
http://worditout.com/ (WordItOut – use your own text to create a cloud of words)
http://www.wordle.net (Wordle – generate a word cloud)


Curriculum Specific Tools
http://digitaldialects.com/ (Digital Dialects – interactive games in dozens of languages)
http://www.earthalbum.com/ (Earth Album – explore the world through photographs)
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htm (Exploring the Planets)
http://freerice.com/index.php (FreeRice - answer questions and the site donates food to needy countries)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ (Illuminations – math activities and lessons)
http://istars.education.co.uk/Default.aspx (iStars - ebooks for reading and learning)
http://lexipedia.com (Lexipedia – identifies parts of speech and definitions)
http://mathfactcafe.com (Math Fact Café – math fact sheets and flash cards)
http://www.mathplayground.com/ (Math Playground – math games, printouts, resources)
http://www.national-anthems.net/ (National Anthems – national anthems from around the world)
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographic Kids – games, videos, activities)
http://www.musictheory.net/(Ricci Adams’ Music Theory – lessons on music theory)
http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/signdesign/name.html (Sign Design - sign your name in ASL)
http://www.spellingcity.com/ (Spelling City – enter spelling words and get tested/play games)
http://www.tuxpaint.org/ (Tux Paint – drawing program for ages 3-12)
http://www.vocabahead.com/ (VocabAhead – difficult words explained with video/flash cards)
http://www.writingfun.com/ (Writing Fun – online text organizer to assist in the writing process)


Educational Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/ (BBC KS2 – interactive games for ELA, math, science)
http://www.proprofs.com/games/ (Brain Games – play puzzles and games or create your own)
http://www.braingle.com/ (Braingle – trivia, brain teasers, puzzles, and more)
http://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/ (Crossword Puzzle Maker)
http://fantasticcontraption.com/ (Fantastic Contraption – physics games)
http://www.inventionatplay.org/ (Invention at Play – critical thinking games and puzzles)


Educational Videos
http://www.5min.com/ (5min – “how to” videos)
http://www.brightstorm.com/ (Brightstorm Homework Help)
http://edublogs.org/ (Edublogs.tv – educational video sharing site)
http://www.instructables.com/ (Instructables – “how to” website with videos, PDFs, instuctables)
http://johnlocker.com/ (JohnLocker – documentaries listed by category)
http://kideos.com/ (Kideos – a site where kids can safely watch videos online; all videos are screened before being
published)
http://www.schooltube.com/ (SchoolTube – a moderated K-12 video sharing site)
http://schoolwaxtv.com/ (SchoolWAX TV – educator approved videos and documentaries)
http://www.snagfilms.com/ (SnagFilms – a database for documentaries)
http://www.teachers.tv/ (Teachers.tv – educational programs and tv online)
http://www.xtimeline.com/ (xtimeline – search and view timelines or create your own)


Organization and Productivity Tools
http://classroom.4teachers.org/ (Classroom Architect – experiment with classroom layouts)
http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm (Free Custom Guide - reference guides for different
computer programs for handouts or personal use)
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ (Kids’ Zone Create a Graph – five types of graphs)
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ (Online Stopwatch – a stop watch or a timer)
http://www.pdftoword.com/Default.aspx (PDF to Word - convert a PDF to a Word file)
http://www.printfriendly.com/ (PrintFriendly – make any webpage print friendly)
http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?fruit_machine (Random name or word picker)
http://www.triptico.co.uk/(Triptico Name Selector)
http://www.wallwisher.com/ (Wallwisher – create a digital wall for notes, photos, videos, etc)
http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/ (Webnote – take notes on your computer)
http://www.zamzar.com/ (Zamzar – free online file converter)


Podcast and Audio Tools
http://www.podbean.com (PodBean – guides you through podcasting in three easy steps)
http://www.classiccat.net (Classic Cat – directory of classical music/thousands of downloads)
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/(Incompetech – royalty-free music)
http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en (vozMe – enter text and have it read aloud)
http://prezi.com/ (Prezi – create presentations)
http://280slides.com/ (280 slides – compose presentations online)
http://www.mixbook.com/ (MixBook – create a photobook online)
http://www.photoshow.com/home/start (Roxio PhotoShow - create a digital photoshow)


Reference and Search Tools
http://www.arkive.org/ (ARKive – images of life on Earth)
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ (Awesome Library – organizes the Web with 37,000 resources including the top
5 percent in education)
http://behold.cc/ (Behold – search for free images)
http://www.bibme.org/ (BibMe – create citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian format)
http://citebite.com/(Citebite – paste a chunk of text and the URL of the page containing the text and in return get a
link that opens to your selection and highlights it)
http://www.compfight.com/ (Compfight – a search tool that uses flicker to find creative common images)
http://easybib.com/ (EasyBib – a bibiliography and citation maker)
http://www.ipl.org/ (ipl2 – information search engine)
http://www.memidex.com/ (Memidex – an online dictionary and thesaurus)
http://www.rhymezone.com/ (RhymeZone – a search bar for rhyming words, definitions, etc)
http://www.bl.uk/ (The British Library Online – over 4 million books and 3 million sound recordings)
http://wiki.answers.com/ (WikiAnswers – enter a question and receive an answer)
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ (The Library of Congress – classroom materials)
http://chir.ag/projects/tip-of-my-tongue/ (Tip of My Tongue – find a word that you’ve been thinking about but
cannot remember)
http://bighugelabs.com/ (BigHugeLabs – ideas and projects for your digital images)
http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/ (Kids’ Vid – an instructional website to implement video production in the
classroom)
http://pixlr.com/ (Pixlr.com – online editing tool for images)
http://education.weebly.com/ (Weebly for Education – create a class website)
http://www.widgetbox.com/(WidgetBox – widgets for your blog or web page)